Table 5.

Prediction of coronary artery disease by carotid IMT and plaque

	<60 years		≥60 years
	OR (95% CI)	P	OR (95% CI)	P
Mean CIMT	1.42 (0.46–4.34)	0.540	1.79 (0.45–7.06)	0.408
IMT-CCA	2.23 (0.70–7.09)	0.174	0.92 (0.24–3.61)	0.905
IMT-CB	0.73 (0.25–2.13)	0.560	3.86 (1.13–13.23)	0.031
Carotid plaque	5.36 (1.63–17.63)	0.006	14.91 (1.06–209.84)	0.045

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; CIMT, carotid intima-media thickness; CCA, common carotid artery; CB, carotid bulb.